do something for

Example Sentences

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“These were consumer-based lawsuits, so you would think they’d actually do something for consumers with everything that they stipulated that this company did wrong,” Sanchez said.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

"Maybe if the baby comes early I might get to do something for the knockout rounds."

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

“Now I’m going to do something for my country of origin.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

“The thought occurred to me, ‘if I have to do something for the next 25 years of my life, it better be something I love,’ ” Scott said during a 2019 radio segment.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

Now, by the lake, sitting on a mossy, half-rotten log, the Colonel said to me, “Lara was right. We should do something for her. A prank. Something she would have loved.”

From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green